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'Compassion for children'
Kane named Kimbrough Chair for Pediatric Dentistry
April 7,
2009 -- Alex A. Kane has been named the Dr. Joseph B. Kimbrough Chair for Pediatric Dentistry in the Washington University Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery for Use in the Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Deformities Institute for teaching and healing. Kane is associate professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the School of Medicine and director of the Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Institute at St. Louis Children's Hospital.
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FDA-approved fillers
Choosing the right injectable fillers to improve appearance
Jan. 16,
2009 -- If you're looking to reduce facial wrinkles or enhance your lips without surgery, you're not alone. Increasingly, consumers are choosing non-surgical procedures that use injectable fillers to improve their appearance. With a wide range of injectable fillers available, consumers must spend some time evaluating their options, says Gregory Branham, a facial plastic surgeon at the School of Medicine.
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Nerve transfer technique helps rebuild injured soldiers
Nerve reconstruction surgeon aims to help more veterans injured in combat
Aug. 8,
2008 -- WUSM surgeon Susan Mackinnon, a pioneer of the surgical procedure known as peripheral nerve transfer, hopes to share the technique with more Veterans Affairs hospitals this year. The advanced form of nerve reconstruction Mackinnon performs can help injured soldiers regain the use of severely damaged limbs.
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Highest honors
Susan Mackinnon elected to Institute of Medicine
Oct. 9,
2007 --
Susan Mackinnon has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors medical scientists in the United States can receive. Mackinnon was honored for her professional achievement in the health sciences.
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Association leader chosen
Mackinnon named president of American Association of Plastic Surgeons
June 19,
2007 -- Susan E. Mackinnon, M.D., was named president of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons at its recent annual meeting in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Mackinnon is the Sydney M. Jr. and Robert H. Shoenberg Professor of Surgery and chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the School of Medicine.
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Sticking with what works
Nerves controlling muscles are best repaired with similar nerves
May 10,
2007 -- When repairing severed or damaged motor nerves with a donor nerve graft, surgeons have traditionally used a sensory nerve from another area of the patient's body. However, these patients often do not fully regain function in the injured area. But now a team of surgeons at the School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital has found that repairing a motor nerve in rats with an intact motor nerve yields better results than using a sensory nerve. The research appeared in the March issue of the journal Microsurgery.
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Getting a better look
Medical team rebuilds faces ravaged by injury and disease
May 4,
2007 --
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| Gravenhorst's new ear is repositioned during an office visit to the maxillofacial prosthetics lab. |
Like any 17-year-old, Emily Gravenhorst follows a routine to get ready for a day of high school. She showers, styles her hair, puts on her make-up and eats breakfast. And just before she leaves the house, she puts on her right ear. That ear was created in the maxillofacial prosthetics laboratory at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, where one dental specialist and one technician help patients fit back into society after disfigurement due to accident or disease.
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Cowabunga!
Surgeon repairs trauma injury from Hawaii surf
Jan. 29,
2007 -- Last July, Tim Russell and his family were enjoying a trip to Kauai, Hawaii, hiking, surfing and enjoying the sunshine. While bodysurfing in a remote area, Russell caught a wave. Then a wave caught him — slamming his head against the sand. When he came up for air, he had lost control of his arms and couldn't swim. Six months later, Russell can lift his arms overhead and out to the side with little or no pain thanks to the surgical expertise of Susan Mackinnon.
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Give them a hand
Reconstructive surgeon aims for rejection-free limb transplantation
Sept. 7,
2006 --
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| Image courtesy of Jewish Hospital; Kleinert, Kutz and Associates Hand Care Center; and University of Louisville |
| Limb transplantation involves several kinds of tissue. |
Years ago, the idea of attaching a donor limb onto a patient's body would have been the stuff of science fiction. But to date about two-dozen people around the world have received hand transplants. Thomas Tung, M.D., conducts research within this relatively unorthodox realm of surgery, investigating the use of therapy that could potentially allow the body to accept donor tissue without the use of immunosuppressive medication.
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Rebuilding lives
Reconstructive surgeon takes his skills to Third World countries
Aug. 29,
2006 --
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| Wall with fistula patients at Evangel Hospital, Jos, Nigeria. |
For L. Lewis Wall, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, understanding the origin and nature of human beings is essential to placing his own life and work in a greater social context. Growing up in Kansas, the son of an obstetrician, Wall knew he didn't want to be a physician. But his experience in Africa changed that.
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